cross-pollination

See also: crosspollination

English

Alternative forms

• crosspollination

Etymology

From cross- +‎ pollination.

Noun

cross-pollination (countable and uncountable, plural cross-pollinations)

1. (botany) Fertilization by the transfer of pollen from an anther of one plant to a stigma of another.
2. (figurative) Inspiration, stimulation, or influence between diverse elements.

Related terms

• cross-pollinate

Translations

fertilization

Danish: krydsbestøvning, allogami Dutch: kruisbestuiving (nl) f Faroese: tvørdustan Finnish: ristipölytys Georgian: ჯვარედინი დამტვერვა (ǯvaredini damṭverva) Hindi: परपरागण m (paraprāgaṇ) Hungarian: keresztbeporzás Icelandic: aðfrævun f Irish: crosphailniú m Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: perîna têkel f Malayalam: പരപരാഗണം (paraparāgaṇaṁ) Maori: haenga whakawhiti, whakawhitianga hae Norwegian: Bokmål: krysspollinering, allogami Nynorsk: krysspollinering, allogami Swedish: korspollination c, allogami Tagalog: tawidsapunlatil Telugu: పరపరాగసంపర్కము (paraparāgasamparkamu) Ukrainian: перехре́сне запи́лення n (perexrésne zapýlennja)

inspiration

Dutch: kruisbestuiving (nl) f Irish: crosphailniú m, cóimheascadh m